Egg-tester.



No. 881,197. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908. C. F. ODELL & K. HAYNES.

EGG TESTER.

A}'PL!CATION FILED SEPT.25.1907.

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No. 881,197. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908. OI P. ODELL & K. HAYNES.

EGG TESTER.

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CHARLES F. ODELL -ND KATHERINE HAYNES, OF CEYLON, MINNESOTA.

EGG-TESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10,1908.

Application filed September 25- 1907- Serial No. 394.475-

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES F. ODELI. and ksrnmuxi: IIAYNES, citizensot the i United States, residing at Ceylon, in the county of Martin andState of Minnesota, 5

have invented a new and useful EggTester; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and 2 use the same.

The invention relates to an apparatus for 1 testing eggs, and has forits object to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient device of thischaracter, which will test the soundness j of one or more eggs at atime.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my egg testingapparatus. Fig. .2 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the frame or casing of thedevice which may be of any size desired and is provided with an egg top2, which consists of a leather support I 3, mounted thereon. The leathersupport 3 which is provided with apertures 4, is dei signed to afford aflexible support for the eggs. The device is also provided with aremovable mirror 5 which is arranged at an inclination 3 The IIIIIIOIabout the middle of theframe.

support 6 extends outwardly and upwardly f beyond the device, and may beused as a handle.

Mounted on the upper part of the frame 1,

is a light reflecting hood 7 provided with a.

base portion 8, on which may be placed a 5 l "ages 9. lug 13 for lockingsaid hood on the rame 1 as clearly shown in the drawing. The base 8 isfurther supported by an arm 14, which is pivoted as at 15 and whichextends downwardly to the floor.

a In operation eggs are placed over the apertures or perforations, andthe light falling on the eggs will cast a shadow upon the mirror if theeggs are unsound. The soundness of the eggs is indicated by theclearness of the light that falls through them upon the mirror.

"hat is claimed.

An egg tester, comprising a casing having an opening in its top-portionand an upwardly and an outwardly inclined support in its lower portion,a reflector arranged upon said support at an angle to said top-portionand its opening. and a light reflecting hood having its bottom memberopposed to the rear wall of said casing and otherwise supported inposition in connection with said casing, said light-reflectin hoodhaving extending l forwardly from its Tower portion, a band-like memberresting upon and secured to the top %of said casing, and a pliable eggsupport secured to the. upper surface of said casing top, over theopening therein, and itself 1 provided with a plurality of egg-engaging1 openings to allow of the reflection of the contents of the eggs placedin said latter I openings, in said mirror below.

In testimony whereof we have signed our Q names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. ODELL. KATHERINE HAYNES.

E. J. BARNETT,

Witnesses:

i J. J. HAYNEs.

